According to preliminary data from the South African Weather Service, a total of 14 new all-time monthly LOW temperature records were busted yesterday (May 28), versus the 0 for record high.

These record low May temperatures were setACROSS the southernmost tip of Africa, although the east appears to have been disproportionately hit.

The "II AGR" weather station in Buffelspoort -located NW of Johannesburg- set a new "Lowest Minimum" temperature on Thursday, May 28 of -2C (35.6F) — a reading which comfortably usurped the station's previous all-time lowest May minimum of 0.9C (33.6F) set back on May 10, 1970.

For the first time in more than two years, the sun is really flaring. Today, May 29th, Earth-orbiting satellites detected anM1-classsolar flare (0724 UT) followed by aC9-classflare (1046 UT). Both came from a likely sunspot hiding just behind the sun's northeastern limb. This image from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows material thrown up by one of the blasts.

These are the strongest solar flares since Oct. 20, 2017--the last time the sun produced an M-class eruption. In fact, they might be even stronger they they seem. The explosions were partially eclipsed by the edge of the sun, reducing their apparent intensity.

So far the flares have not much affected Earth. The underlying sunspot is facing away from our planet. However, that could soon change.Solar rotation will bring the 'spot over the limb within the next 24 to 48 hours. Future flares could be geoeffective.

Salalah and its adjoining areas are witnessing heavy rains on Friday even as the latest weather charts and the analysis of the National Multi Hazards Early Warning Center indicated that the Tropical depression located south of coastal areas of Dhofar governorate at longitude 54.5°E and latitude 16.5°N with estimated surface wind speed around the center between 17 and 25 knots (30 to 45 Km/hr).

The Tropical depression is about 50 km away from Salalah and it is expected to move toward the coast of Dhofar governorate and it is likely to intensify and crossing the coast during the coming hours.

The continuous of heavy rain (100-200 mm) during the next 24 hours associated with fresh to strong winds and wadis with a reduction in horizontal visibility and sea conditions will be rough along with governorates of Dhofar (4-5 meters) and AlWusta (3 meters).

Recently released data from the Norwegian government has revealed this past winter was Norway's snowiest for over 60 years. And now, news website latestfromeurope.com reports that preparations are being put in place to deal with the "huge flooding this summer as the snow melts" — an event climate alarmists will no doubt cite as further evidence of their imagined heat-induced Apocalypse, so look forward to that...

According to official government data, you have to go all the way back to 1958 to find a winter with more snow than 2020.

In addition, the month of May is continuing that snowy trend, seeing "more than three times as much snow as usual in many places," said Heidi Bakke Stranden, spokeswoman for the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate. "Where it's usually one meter, it's three meters today. Compared to last year it is like night and day," she added.

At least 5 people have died and 16,000 are displaced by flooding and heavy rain in north eastern India over the last few days.

Assam

In Assam, heavy rain in the wake of Cyclone Amphan caused rivers to rise last week. As of 24 May, around 10,000 people were affected in Lakhimpur, Sontipur, Darrang and Goalpara districts.

Since then rivers levels have continued to rise following further heavy rain. India's Central Water Commission reported 2 rivers were at Severe Flood Situation, as of 28 May. The Kopili river at Kampur in Nagaon District stood at 61.74 metres. Danger level is 60.5m and record high is 61.79m set in 2004.

The Brahmaputra river at Neamatighat in Jorhat stood at 85.41m as of 28 May. Danger level is 85.04m and record high is 87.37m set in 1991.

Car windows, like one sedan on Rosedale Boulevard in Georgetown, were shattered by hailstones the size of baseballs. A few blocks away, the entire back window of another car was smashed in. The impact covered a child seat with shards of glass.

The hail didn't make it through the windshield of an SUV owned by a young man by the name of Hunter, but the icy projectiles left behind several cracks. Hunter said he initially had the SUV at a covered parking lot.

"And then part of the storm came by and thought it was all over, so I went and got it, then pulled it back and the next thing you know it's taken this kind of damage, so it's very unfortunate," said Hunter.